Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-03-16
MIR. BEECHER'S DEATH.
Henry Ward Beecher Passes Painlessly Away.
According to His Wish Repeatedly Expressed.

According to His Wish Repeatedly Expressed.
Mr.. Beecher died on Tuesday mornin,
the Sth inst at $50 in presence vi his iami
". DR.. Searle makes the following state,
ment in regard to the distinguished divine
last hours;
Mr.. Beecher began to fail decidedly al
3 o'clock this morning. respiration rapid
At 4 O'Clock the family was summoned
Death enme al0wly and stenlthily. Respira
tion became faster until sixty minute
was reached. The pulse was variable, otter
reaching 14O. He still remained in the
same condition except breathing. His eyes
were closed, and he was entirely uncon
scious. The motions of the right arm be
came less frequent, and were finally stopped
almost entirely. About 8 o'clock in sthc
| morning we could detect the first
symptoms Of immediate death. His pulse
ran up still higher, tiickcred and fiuctuat-
ed until 9:2S, two minutes before his
death. His pulse ceased almost entirely
at the wrist, so faint that it could hardly
be detected, and then stopped altogether
| There was u raft ling in his throat, pain
full to those around him, but unfelt by
| him, owing to the failure of the nerve cen.
! ter OF the respiratory organs, together
with the failure of tho hearts action. His
death which came at $50, was very easy,
us painless if not pleasant as death from
suffocntion or drowning is said to be.
In accordance with an agreement made
many wears ago bet Mr.. Beecher and
DR.. c. II. Hall that whoever died first the
| other should ofCate at the funeral DR..
| c. II. Hall will perform the ceremony: A
! Plymouth church committee to take charge
OF the funeral arrangements has been APP
| pointed as follows: John T. Howard, S.
V. White, Thomas j. Filney, Prof. Rossi-
ter Raymond and Augustus Storrs. The
following details of the arrangements for
the funeral are gwen to the press.
The services from the beginning will be
under the direction OF the Rev. Charles II.
Hall of Holy Trinity church. who will Off
ciate at the house when the first services
take place on Thursday morning at $50
o'clock. At 1890 the remains will be cs-
corted to the church by the Thirteenth
regiment, OF which Mr.. Beecher was chap
lain. Company "G"-called Plymouth
company on account of its members be-
ing attendants Of Plymouth church
will act as guard of honor
until the remains are finally trans
ferred to Greenwood cemetery, where they
will be placed IN receiving vault to wait
the final disposition which will be decid-
ed later. 1t has not been decided yet
whether the remains will be removed
Friday night or Saturday morning The
funeral services will take place at 1870
Thursday morning at the church, Rev. Mr..
Hall officiating. There will be no pail
bearers. There will be no black drapery in
the church or house or will the family
wear mourning. Many times Mr.. Beecher
has said in his sermons: ''Strew flowers
on my grave, but let no heathenish prac-
tice prevail OF draping in black as token
OF sorrow when Il man has passed through
death to eternal life" The Sunday school
children of the Home Bethel and Maytlow-
er schools, all connected with Plymouth
church, will attend i'll IL body the church
at o'clock Friday afternoon. The body
will lie in state in the church. The leading
Clergymen from all parts of the country
will be present. 1t is the wish of the com
mittee to have the remains in the church
until all the citizens Of Brooklyn shall have
viewed the. remains.
Among the hundreds who sent kilograms
and letters of coincidence were President
Cleveland, George w. Curtis Henry Irving,
and Allen Terry. The presidents telegram
reads: Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher: Accept
my heartfelt sympa thy in this hour OF your
bereavement, with the hope that comfort
may be vonchsafed from the heavenly
source you know so well.
1t is not intended that any examination
shall be made of Mr.. Beecher's brain or
ganism. The assembly at Albany appoint
ed committee to attend the funeral, and
as mark OF respect adjourned till the
next day. In the senate eulogies were pro-
nounced, resolutions adopted and
an adjournment taken. At Il meet
ing OF the board OF officers OF the Thir-
tenth regiment OF Brooklyn, OF which
Mr.. Beecher was chaplain, it was determin-
ed to offer military escort at Mr.. Beech
er's funeral. The aldermen of Brooklyn
l,ol 81 70 Co6
n resolution providing for draping the city
buildings and the closing OF public offices
on the day of the funeral. The municipal
council of the Irish National league met to-
night and adopted a resolution expressive
OF regret at Mr.. Beecher's death and OF
grateful remembrance OF his good works in
behalf of struggling Ireland. The Kings
County Democratic club passed appropri-
ate resolutions. Many other organiza'
tions, military, social and political, have
taken similar action or have made prep
arations to do SO.
THE BEECdER FAMILY.
From an intimate friend OF the Beecher
family, the following list OF members OF the
family is obtained:
Brothers and Sisters-Rev. Edward
Beecher, D. D., Brooklyn, n. Y; Rev.
Charles Beecher. Wysox, Pa; Rev. Thorn
as X. Beecher, Elmira. n. Y; William
Beecher, Chicago, ILL.,; Rev. George Buckin-
ham Beecher, (accdentlly shot few years
ago.; Mrs. Perkins, living with her son-in-
law, Rev. e. L, Hale, Boston; Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Hartford, Conn; Mrs. l. B.
Hooker, Hartford, Conn; Miss Catharine
Beecher, (ded several years ago.
Children-Col. Henry B. Beecher, insur
ance, Brooklyn, has three daughters and
one son, H. W. Beecher Jr.; Maj. William
C. Beecher, ex-assistant district attorney,
New York, lives in Brooklyn (has two
young daughters); Herbert f. Beecher,
United States treasury agent, Seattle,
Wash; Mrs. Rev. Samuel Scoville, Siam
ford, Conn, has two daughters and three
sons. Mr.. Beecher has lost four children,
all infants.